Annalise Cain
playwright. teaching artist. audiobook narrator
About
Hailing from the backroads of Western Massachusetts, Annalise Cain is a playwright, teaching artist and audiobook narrator. She has her BFA in Theatre Arts from Boston University, and her MFA in Playwriting from Indiana University Bloomington. Her plays include What Screams I Hear Are Mine (National Partners of the American Theatre Playwriting Award 2017, Playhouse on Park Reading Series, The Tribe Theatre Company Reading Series, O’Neill Conference Semi-finalist) Hurry Up and Wait (Queens Theatre, Violet Surprise), The Rebound (Strident Theatre, Emerging Artists Theatre New Works Festival) A Brief History of Terrible Advice Given To and By Me (National Society of Arts and Letters Hegarty Award 2021, O’Neill Conference Semi-finalist, Indiana University Reading), Dumb Bitch Juice (IU At First Sight Festival, IATI Theatre Cimientos) and Crises of Abundance (IU At First Sight Festival). Her work was published in Applause Theatre, NextStage Press and Cinema Books’ Best Men’s Monologues from New Plays 2019.
News
Coming Soon: SPECTACULARLY INACCURATE TOUR OF BLOOMINGTON!
Written and Directed by Annalise Cain
Starring David Davila
Join us for the Spectacularly Inaccurate Tour of Bloomington , a hilarious theatrical walking tour led by Bloomington's most enthusiastic, if overzealous, self-appointed guide. Bart Katz has lived in Bloomington his whole life, and he doesn’t understand why we don’t attract more tourism than our sister cities, like New York, or London! Get ready to see Bloomington in a whole new, if maybe exaggerated, light as Bart takes you through the nooks and crannies of our beloved town.
May 23-26, 6:30 pm and 2 pm
City Hall, 401 N Morton St, Bloomington
Annalise was invited to Region 3’s KCACTF Festival in BOTH the ten minute play category and the one act category. The Zoo We Found Beneath the Blankets placed as a regional finalist.